Recent Earthquakes in Central US
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network
Version #A: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 4:59:44 AM (CDT) on Sunday, April 20, 2008
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The magnitude 1.3 event occurred 9 km (5 miles) NW of Mount Carmel, IL .
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.3 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 4:59:44 AM (CDT)
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 9:59:44 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Mount Carmel, IL - 9 km (5 miles) NW (309 degrees) Bellmont, IL - 10 km (7 miles) NE (36 degrees) Keensburg, IL - 12 km (8 miles) NNE (12 degrees) Evansville, IN - 59 km (37 miles) NNW (335 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 27.6 min. N (38.460N), 87 deg. 50.4 min. W ( 87.840W) |
| Depth | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 6, Nph= 11, Dmin=6.2 km, Rmss=0.22 sec, Erho=2.3 km, Erzz=3.1 km, Gp=136.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nmhwb0420e |
| Additional Information | map |
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